The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-06
A DAY CT sAcRED MEMORIES.

At last tho day comes. All business ia
suspended. A holy hush fal!s unon The
whole land. The Grand Army boya estllcr
at thei. poat headquarters. They brush
up their uniforms, polish their buttons.
get out the flag, and beneath lis folds with
solemn Step. and keeping time to the
drum.beat, they march again. Not, how
ever, to battle. The drnm is mpjlled.
The flag is drspsd. They arc marching TO
the sacred spota where their con.rades Lis,
The mothe,a, tho fathers, the widows, The
orphane, the whole community fall into
the procession, and all wend their way to
the places Of the dead. Here are q ecore
Of tho mest beautiful little maidens at tho
place. They carry baskets of flowers.
They arc laden with tho brightest oar.
lands that can be woven. They look like
very angelo from heaven. The cemetery
Is reached. Patriotic words arc spoken,
and every head is barred and every heart
is bowed, while Almighty God Is worship.
ped, and His divine blessing is invoked
and received. 5s IRAN y 3
Tho little girls go forward. ( The flowers
are scattered, and as they fall, every owe
is vet with tears. Just as l see arc tie ewes
Of hundreds Of you now. Every soul
seems lifted up to higher plain. It ID q
Nearer my God to thee" time. All who
have participated are better, pursr and
holisr for having done 60. They hayo
performed sacred and eanobling duty !:
They have done what every patriot should,
It Is almost impossible to believe that any
intelligent, patriotic American citizen
could ALLOW one day to psaa without its
due observance. Look out through your
mind and behold the picture OF the whols
land 80 engaged. SEQ with your mentsl
yjeiUn this beautiful ceyemohy Dousripp
in every cemetery IRON ono ocean to the
other. Behold the widows, tho orphans,
the mothers, the veteran survivors there
assembled. See the rising generations Us
they drink In tho wholesome and inspir-
ing le6sous Vi patYiotisu,. Lictsu to tho
prayers for our country, the dead, tho
living aud the future generations Of
America. Hear tho thrilling songs that
are sung, and tho words Of patriotism that
are apokpn, ani GO you hold oil this plc,
lure In your mind, remember that ii there
Is one mon who moro than all the others
haa been benefited by the escrifcea that
are being honorad, ona man more than
all others who should manitee. apprecia,
ton for those sacrifices and be glad to
engage in such patriotic, appropriate and
aacred ceremoniez, II Is the President OF
The United States, who, but ior tho deeds
Of such heroes would not haye had any
Government to bs President Of. Surely
it must be escrad day with him. Surely
his heart 10 oyernowing With emotion !
Surely 10 10 somewhere, at some one Of
thens cemeteries. engsgedin theae beeuti.
tul dutieu. Look and find him. It will be
interesting to note how with his whole
aorl he onjoya them. You look in vain ?
What, can you see him anywhere Look
again You must be- mis'aken.' Look at
Gettysburg, Arlington, Nashville, Chats.
nooga. lie certainly muR! lie ut tome one
Of the National Cemeteries, where nleep
by the thousands the men who made it
poeaiblo for him to DO President, No, he
10 not there. You do look in vain. He Ia
no part Of the p!cturs. Is be at home.
sick ? No; be Is never aick. Laughter. ]
Where then can hs bee Hos gone t'a'iishz
ing." [Cries Of Shame, shame, shame."']]
CLEVELAND sSrps THE DEAD. "a
Come with me to the Adirondack mon n.